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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR		MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR		Gross income Net (after tax) 3.84 PGK = 1 USD
125,154 PGK $32,555 USD		46,132 PGK $12,000 USD		Gross income Net (after tax) 3.84 PGK = 1 USD

Average Salary / Papua New Guinea

Average salary in Papua New Guinea is 125,154 PGK per year. The most typical earning is 46,132 PGK. All data are based on 357 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 136,476 PGK. Women receive a salary of 95,725 PGK.

The most paid careers are Engineers & Technicians III with average income 248,732 PGK and Engineers & Technicians V with income 229,894 PGK.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with High School with salary of 193,373 PGK. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of 181,071 PGK.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 16-20 Years of experience receive salary of 234,892 PGK. Employees with 20+ Years of experience receive 195,679 PGK.

Levels / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

Salary Levels (PGK) per Year	Surveys	[%]
11,500 PGK - 19,199 PGK	0	n/a
19,200 PGK - 38,399 PGK	55	100% 15.41%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
38,400 PGK - 57,699 PGK	63	84.59% 17.65%
57,700 PGK - 76,899 PGK	53	66.95% 14.85%
76,900 PGK - 96,099 PGK	36	52.1% 10.08%
96,100 PGK - 115,299 PGK	29	42.02% 8.12%
115,300 PGK - 134,599 PGK	20	33.89% 5.6%
134,600 PGK - 153,799 PGK	19	28.29% 5.32%
153,800 PGK - 172,999 PGK	17	22.97% 4.76%
173,000 PGK - 192,199 PGK	6	18.21% 1.68%
192,200 PGK - 211,399 PGK	11	16.53% 3.08%
211,400 PGK - 230,699 PGK	3	13.45% 0.84%
230,700 PGK - 249,899 PGK	4	12.61% 1.12%
249,900 PGK - 269,099 PGK	3	11.48% 0.84%
269,100 PGK - 288,299 PGK	8	10.64% 2.24%
288,300 PGK - 307,499 PGK	3	8.4% 0.84%
307,600 PGK - 326,799 PGK	1	7.56% 0.28%
326,800 PGK - 345,999 PGK	4	7.28% 1.12%
346,000 PGK - 365,199 PGK	1	6.16% 0.28%
365,200 PGK - 384,399 PGK	4	5.88% 1.12%
384,400 PGK - 403,699 PGK	2	4.76% 0.56%
403,700 PGK - 422,899 PGK	0	n/a
422,900 PGK - 442,099 PGK	3	4.2% 0.84%
442,100 PGK - 461,299 PGK	2	3.36% 0.56%
461,300 PGK - 480,499 PGK	0	n/a
480,500 PGK - 499,799 PGK	1	2.8% 0.28%
499,800 PGK - 518,999 PGK	0	n/a
519,000 PGK - 538,199 PGK	1	2.52% 0.28%
538,200 PGK - 557,399 PGK	0	n/a
557,400 PGK - 576,699 PGK	0	n/a
HIGH SALARIES
576,700 PGK - 615,099 PGK	2	2.24% 0.56%
615,100 PGK - 653,499 PGK	0	n/a
653,500 PGK - 691,999 PGK	0	n/a
692,000 PGK - 730,399 PGK	2	1.68% 0.56%
730,400 PGK - 768,899 PGK	2	1.12% 0.56%
768,900 PGK - 807,299 PGK	0	n/a
807,300 PGK - 845,799 PGK	0	n/a
845,800 PGK - 884,199 PGK	0	n/a
884,200 PGK - 922,699 PGK	2	0.56% 0.56%
922,700 PGK - 961,099 PGK	0	n/a
961,100 PGK - 1,345,499 PGK	0	n/a

Gender / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	217	136,476 PGK
2	Women	117	95,725 PGK

Education / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

#		Surveys
1	High School	14	193,373 PGK
2	Masters Degree	47	181,071 PGK
3	Doctorate Degree	4	146,087 PGK
4	Bachelors Degree	212	123,020 PGK
5	Some College	80	84,576 PGK

Experience / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

#		Surveys
1	16-20 Years	25	234,892 PGK
2	20+ Years	41	195,679 PGK
3	12-16 Years	39	186,068 PGK
4	8-12 Years	73	122,636 PGK
5	4-8 Years	89	88,805 PGK
6	2-4 Years	47	86,114 PGK
7	0-1 Year	20	64,585 PGK
8	1-2 Years	23	57,665 PGK

Age / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

#		Surveys
1	56-60	6	481,318 PGK
2	51-55	6	258,343 PGK
3	41-45	38	195,295 PGK
4	46-50	15	168,384 PGK
5	n/a	23	168,000 PGK
6	36-40	64	114,947 PGK
7	31-35	88	110,718 PGK
8	26-30	83	91,112 PGK
9	76-99	1	59,203 PGK
10	21-25	31	51,514 PGK
11	14-20	2	43,826 PGK

Work Type / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	4	172,613 PGK
2	Contract	80	131,862 PGK
3	Permanent	268	123,789 PGK
4	Part Time	5	58,434 PGK

Cities / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Port Moresby	291	126,865 PGK
2	--Other--	66	116,869 PGK

Career Groups / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

#		Surveys
1	Engineers & Technicians III	3	248,732 PGK
2	Engineers & Technicians V	3	229,894 PGK
3	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	11	215,286 PGK
4	Management & Business	53	199,524 PGK
5	Engineers & Technicians IV	4	194,141 PGK
6	Finance & Banking	13	159,542 PGK
7	Law	11	146,471 PGK
8	Aviation & Shipping	8	139,551 PGK
9	Properties & Real Estates	2	138,398 PGK
10	Hotels & Tourism	4	131,093 PGK
11	Media	5	124,558 PGK
12	Human Resources	34	121,867 PGK
13	Logistics, Road, Railway	5	116,485 PGK
14	Health Care & Medical II	9	114,178 PGK
15	Construction & Labor Workers	7	110,718 PGK
16	IT & Programming	28	110,334 PGK
17	Geography & Geodesy	1	106,105 PGK
18	Accounting & Administration	57	104,952 PGK
19	Making Design	2	97,263 PGK
20	Health Care & Medical	8	96,878 PGK
21	Architect Constructions	5	93,803 PGK
22	Engineers & Technicians II	3	86,883 PGK
23	Engineers & Technicians	30	80,732 PGK
24	IT & Programming II	12	76,119 PGK
25	Public Sector	6	76,119 PGK
26	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	3	74,196 PGK
27	Insurance	1	74,196 PGK
28	Education & University	18	73,427 PGK
29	Military	1	71,121 PGK
30	Security & Fireguard	2	51,514 PGK
31	Salesmen & Saleswomen	2	49,977 PGK
32	Organization & Coordination	2	42,288 PGK
33	Agriculture & Fishing	3	38,443 PGK
34	Customer Services	1	23,066 PGK

Careers / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

#		Surveys
1	Director	4	328,695 PGK
2	General Manager	3	309,858 PGK
3	Chartered Accountant	3	284,100 PGK
4	Sales Manager	4	274,489 PGK
5	Manager	12	255,267 PGK
6	Other Engineer Career	3	229,894 PGK
7	Finance Manager	2	229,126 PGK
8	Project Manager	2	228,741 PGK
9	Branch Manager	4	226,050 PGK
10	Civil Engineer	4	194,141 PGK
11	Bank Manager	2	191,835 PGK
12	IT Manager	10	181,839 PGK
13	Other Finance Career	4	165,309 PGK
14	Hotel Manager	3	164,540 PGK
15	CEO	2	163,386 PGK
16	Human Resources Manager	15	162,233 PGK
17	Other Management Career	9	146,471 PGK
18	Purchaser	2	146,087 PGK
19	Private Practice Lawyer	3	145,318 PGK
20	Doctor	3	143,395 PGK
21	CPA - Certified Public Accountant	9	133,784 PGK
22	Account Manager	4	131,093 PGK
23	Audit Manager	9	128,402 PGK
24	Community Manager	2	126,096 PGK
25	Other IT Career	3	125,327 PGK
26	Other Aviation & Shipping Career	4	123,405 PGK
27	Construction Engineer	3	105,720 PGK
28	Human Resource	5	102,645 PGK
29	Other Public Sector Career	4	93,803 PGK
30	Technician	5	88,805 PGK
31	Construction Manager	2	88,805 PGK
32	Electrical Engineer	3	88,421 PGK
33	Business Development Manager	4	86,114 PGK
34	Logistics Coordinator	3	86,114 PGK
35	Lecturer	7	83,807 PGK
36	Pharmacist	3	83,038 PGK
37	IT Coordinator	3	81,116 PGK
38	Lawyer	5	80,732 PGK
39	Oil & Gas Technician	2	80,347 PGK
40	Operations Manager	3	79,578 PGK
41	Accountant	6	79,194 PGK
42	Engineer	14	76,887 PGK
43	Software Developer	5	71,505 PGK
44	Business Development Coordinator	3	70,352 PGK
45	Human Resource Administrator	3	68,814 PGK
46	Other Human Resource Career	7	67,661 PGK
47	Human Resource Coordinator	3	61,510 PGK
48	Web Developer	2	55,743 PGK
49	Network Specialist	2	55,743 PGK
50	Office Administrator	3	54,590 PGK
51	Preschool Teacher	2	52,283 PGK
52	Other Administration Career	4	49,977 PGK
53	Mechanical Engineer	2	49,592 PGK
54	Data Coordinator	2	41,135 PGK
55	Agriculture Technician	2	37,290 PGK
56	Junior Accountant	2	36,137 PGK
57	Computer Engineer	2	25,373 PGK
58	Editor	2	23,835 PGK

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

50/50 Drilling Fluid Engineer (Man)

Posted 29 July 2024

What I do?

"Supervising Operation of Drilling Fluid at the rig site,."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	82,100 PGK

49/50 Marketing Manager (Woman)

Posted 07 July 2024

What I do?

"Communication, content creation, sales, project management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Some College	4-8 Years	Basic	55,000 PGK

48/50 Civil Engineering Design Draftsperson (Man)

Posted 16 May 2024

What I do?

"Civil Engineering Design Draftsperson."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Some College	2-4 Years	Advanced	152,000 PGK

47/50 Corporate Services Manager (Man)

Posted 09 May 2024

What I do?

"Managing the Corporate Affairs and Business Operation Affairs."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	42,300 PGK

46/50 Community Relations Officer (Man)

Posted 14 April 2024

What I do?

"Office Management, Land & Compensation, Conflict Resolution."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	High School	4-8 Years	Intermediate	60,800 PGK

45/50 Managing Supervising Assistant Advisor (Woman)

Posted 13 April 2024

What I do?

"Economic manager."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	50,700 PGK

44/50 Medical Imaging Tech (Man)

Posted 01 April 2024

What I do?

"Specialized in x-ray, ultrasound, mri, mammography, ct."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Expert	34,200 PGK

43/50 Customs Officer (Man)

Posted 15 November 2023

What I do?

"BORDER CONTROL AND TRADE FACILITATION."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	72,600 PGK

42/50 Process And Procedure Auditing (Woman)

Posted 19 July 2023

What I do?

"Saving Cost and time in operations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	High School	0-1 Year	Basic	38,200 PGK

41/50 Community Engagement Manager (Woman)

Posted 14 July 2023

What I do?

"Social and Environment Governances, Liaison, Certification Auditing, Training and Competency Assessments."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	130,900 PGK

40/50 Lecturer (Woman)

Posted 22 May 2023

What I do?

"Disaster management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	77,000 PGK

39/50 Nurse Manager (Man)

Posted 29 September 2022

What I do?

"Supervisor."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	85,000 PGK

38/50 Country Manager (Woman)

Posted 12 September 2022

What I do?

"Running an NGO with over 20 staff."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	330,100 PGK

37/50 Laboratory Technician (Man)

Posted 16 April 2022

What I do?

"Sample registry, sample analysis, repotting, QA/QC monitoring."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	32,500 PGK

36/50 Compliance Manager (Woman)

Posted 06 April 2022

What I do?

"AML-CTF, Regulatory risk management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	65,100 PGK

35/50 Accounts Receivable Officer (Woman)

Posted 08 March 2022

What I do?

"Collecting payments."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Some College	4-8 Years	Advanced	80,900 PGK

34/50 Accountant (Woman)

Posted 06 March 2022

What I do?

"Accounting/Finance."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	29,300 PGK

33/50 Depot Manager (Man)

Posted 06 March 2022

What I do?

"Fuel Operations'."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	124,700 PGK

32/50 Building Engineer (Man)

Posted 03 March 2022

What I do?

"Project Engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	104,100 PGK

31/50 Human Resource Coordinator (Woman)

Posted 16 February 2022

What I do?

"HR Shared Services."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Some College	2-4 Years	Advanced	45,400 PGK

30/50 Web Admin (Man)

Posted 15 February 2022

What I do?

"Web development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Some College	0-1 Year	Intermediate	48,600 PGK

29/50 Civil Engineer (Man)

Posted 26 November 2021

What I do?

"Project Management & Supervison."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	36,800 PGK

28/50 Aviation Regulator (Man)

Posted 24 November 2021

What I do?

"ATS, MET, Airports, Security, Flying."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	162,300 PGK

27/50 Accounting (Man)

Posted 25 October 2021

What I do?

"GL reconciliation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Some College	4-8 Years	Intermediate	86,600 PGK

26/50 Company Accountant (Man)

Posted 17 October 2021

What I do?

"Administration Taxation General Accounting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	113,600 PGK

25/50 Human Resources Manager (Woman)

Posted 04 October 2021

What I do?

"HR management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	160,100 PGK

24/50 Demand And Supply Planning Manager (Man)

Posted 29 September 2021

What I do?

"Demand Management S&OP, Business excellent People Development Strategic Planning Statistical Forecasting Inventory Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	169,300 PGK

23/50 People Mobility Coordinator (Woman)

Posted 21 September 2021

What I do?

"Travel bookings, accommodation booking, pre-employment checks."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Some College	8-12 Years	Advanced	52,000 PGK

22/50 Senior Auditor (Woman)

Posted 13 September 2021

What I do?

"External audit."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	196,500 PGK

21/50 Tax Trainee (Woman)

Posted 08 June 2021

What I do?

"Accounting Basics, Tax Administration, Microsoft Proficient Organizing Trainings Liaising with external parties."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	39,400 PGK

20/50 Maintenance Supervisor (Woman)

Posted 19 May 2021

What I do?

"Planning Maintenance Shutdown."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Some College	1-2 Years	Intermediate	33,500 PGK

19/50 Full-Stack Developer (Woman)

Posted 24 March 2021

What I do?

"Knowledge in software development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	65,300 PGK

18/50 Infrastructure Enineer (Man)

Posted 06 March 2021

What I do?

"Windows Servers VMware Data Center Virtualization Data Center Active Directory vCenter Server vSphere VMware Horizon Security Endpoint ESXi Hypervisor."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	55,500 PGK

17/50 Financial Controller (Man)

Posted 04 March 2021

What I do?

"Degree in Accounting, CPA (CPAPNG)."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	95,800 PGK

16/50 ICT Manager (Man)

Posted 21 February 2021

What I do?

"ICT Consultant, Manager & Trainer. Master of IT (Enterprise Systems), Bachelor of Computer Science, Cert. IV Project Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	74,000 PGK

15/50 Accounts Manager (Woman)

Posted 16 February 2021

What I do?

"CPA Certificate - Financial reporting, Management Accounting, Business process improvement, Audit & Tax."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	163,300 PGK

14/50 General Manager (Man)

Posted 08 February 2021

What I do?

"Manage business MBA."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Masters Degree	20+ Years	n/a	157,700 PGK

13/50 Front End Full Stack Developer (Woman)

Posted 01 February 2021

What I do?

"Bachelors degree in Computer Science."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	65,300 PGK

12/50 Front End Full Stack Developer (Woman)

Posted 01 February 2021

What I do?

"Bachelors degree in Computer Science."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	90,100 PGK

11/50 Head Of Sales & Marketing (Man)

Posted 03 January 2021

What I do?

"Business Development, Bid & Proposal Writing in response to RFQ, ITT, RFT, sales for 20 years."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	161,700 PGK

10/50 Backend Developer (Man)

Posted 30 December 2020

What I do?

"Graduate Computer Science, Interning with Puma Energy as an IT."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	73,300 PGK

9/50 Manager Settlements (Woman)

Posted 29 December 2020

What I do?

"Stockbroking Economics degree."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	181,500 PGK

8/50 Director (Woman)

Posted 10 November 2020

What I do?

"Marketing, Human Resources and administration."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Some College	16-20 Years	n/a	135,300 PGK

7/50 Engineering And Maintenance Manager (Man)

Posted 10 November 2020

What I do?

"22 years experience in managing, operations and maintenance of industrial equipment."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	108,200 PGK

6/50 IT MANAGER (Man)

Posted 12 October 2020

What I do?

"IT SUPPORT, SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR, APPLICATION DEVELOPER, DEGREE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	66,900 PGK

5/50 Project Engineer (Junior) (Man)

Posted 05 October 2020

What I do?

"Computer Aided Design/Drawings, Hydraulic Design (Piping System), Pump Selection, Scoping of Works, Cost Estimates, Project Engineering, Project Co-ordination."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	65,300 PGK

4/50 Intelligence Officer (Man)

Posted 26 September 2020

What I do?

"Management of information collection, analysis, storage and dissemination."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	71,100 PGK

3/50 TOS Manager (Man)

Posted 21 September 2020

What I do?

"COMPTIA A+ CISCO."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	74,400 PGK

2/50 Sales Coordinator (Woman)

Posted 21 September 2020

What I do?

"Customer service, leading, managing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	62,000 PGK

1/50 Accounting Officer (Woman)

Posted 20 September 2020

What I do?

"Diploma in Business."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	50,700 PGK